Police: Man Arrested For Driving With BAC Twice Legal Limit by Eastport Elementary School

A Westhampton Beach man was arrested for driving drunk with a BAC twice the legal limit when he was pulled over by a New York State trooper monitoring traffic in Eastport as part of a statewide “No Empty Chairs” Teen Driving Safety Campaign on Monday afternoon, police said.

The trooper was on County Route 80 in Eastport by Eastport Elementary School when he stopped a car for driving 38 mph in a 20 mph school zone and driving across the roadway markings, police said.

Police found the driver, Mariano Perez Alvapado, 25, was intoxicated and he was placed under arrest.

He provided a positive breath sample of .16 blood alcohol content, police said.

Alvapado was released on traffic tickets returnable to the Town of Southampton Court on April 29.

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